♪ and everybody go oooh to the sound of the radio oooh ♪ ♪ to the sound of the beat oooh to the sound of the radio oooh ♪ ♪ yeah to the sound of the beat oooh ♪ ♪ to the sound of the radio oooh to the sound of the beat oooh ♪ ♪ to the sound of the radio oooh yeah to the sound of the beat ♪ ♪ na na na na na na na na na ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: willy moon! nice job. good job, mate. that was terrific. hey, i want to thank my guests. albert brooks. kerry washington.

and, of course, willy moon. jimmy fallon's coming up next. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

jimmy: oh, my goodness. that's what i'm talking about. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. i feel the love, everybody. welcome. welcome to "late night," everybody. thank you so much for being here. [ cheers and applause ] i appreciate it. oh, it's going to be a great show tonight. here's -- first, here's what people are talking about. pope benedict officially joined twitter, yesterday. [ cheers ] and before sending a single tweet, he already has more than 250,000 followers. yeah, then jesus was like, "seriously, i walked on water, i only got 12 followers?" [ laughter ] [ applause ] i don't know what i'm supposed to do. some political news. yesterday, president obama spent an hour on twitter taking questions about the fiscal cliff from ordinary americans. he claims the top question about the fiscal cliff is "can we eat it?" [ laughter ] nope, you can't. get this. earlier today, mitt romney was

spotted on a costco shopping spree. that's right. romney ended up buying 14 costcos. [ laughter ] amazing. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: come on. he's -- >> jimmy: hey, ooh! listen to this, applebee's -- we all love applebee's, right? is that blooming onion? >> steve: no. >> jimmy: is that the blooming onion? >> steve: that's outback steakhouse. >> jimmy: i love outback. [ laughter ] what does applebee's have? >> steve: sandwiches. >> jimmy: hot wings? [ laughter ] >> steve: apples and bees. >> jimmy: apples and bees. that's not true. what does applebee's have? they have something, right? >> they have two for 20! >> jimmy: two for 20. [ laughter ] >> steve: two for 20. >> jimmy: slow down. i'm not treating you to applebee's. >> steve: all-american two for 20. >> jimmy: you know what? i'm going to get you after the show. i'm going to give you a gift certificate to applebee's. all right? yeah. [ cheers and applause ] i love applebee's. [ applause ] but anyway, it's two for 20, i will give you 20 bucks. [ laughter ] we'll split it. >> steve: i don't got any on me. >> jimmy: we'll go dutch. you pay.

i'll wear wooden shoes. ba-boom. [ light laughter ] ba-boom. ♪ too late. too late. it's too late. >> steve: too late. >> jimmy: too late. >> steve: amsterdam! >> jimmy: way too late. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but anyway, applebee's is opening a green restaurant in new york that will have waterless urinals. yep. a wall made of plants. a rooftop rain water harvesting. yep. all of which will be underneath a giant million-watt neon sign that says applebee's. [ laughter ] [ applause ] ong. >> steve: that was the longest setup ever. >> jimmy: long walk for that joke. >> steve: long walk, yeah. worth it. >> jimmy: was it worth it? yeah. sports news. who likes their sports? [ cheers and applause ] jets coach rex ryan says he needs more time to decide who his starting quarterback will be next week. you could tell things were bad because right now it is between the third string quarterback or whoever wins "the voice." [ light laughter ] that is what they are thinking about. just saw that researchers have

released a report that says, in the year 2050, white people will actually be the minority in america. man, i wonder what that would be like. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: who knows? >> jimmy: did you guys see this? at justin bieber's concert in new york last week, a fan threw her phone on stage and bieber took several pictures of himself with it. yeah, in a related story, justin bieber is in critical condition after getting hit with another 6,000 cell phones. [ laughter ] finally, facebook has announced that it will not be developing any of its own games. it will continue to rely on outside companies. so facebook can still take credit for that one popular game, "guess who got fat since high school?" we got a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we got an amazing show tonight. from "live with kelly and michael" and "nfl on fox," michael strahan is here. [ cheers and applause ] plus, we are honored to have her on the show, a music legend and just one of the coolest, one of the prettiest ladies out there. one of the most great -- best singers and great guitarist, bonnie raitt is going to talk and perform. [ cheers and applause ] and it's amazing. gosh, i love her. just love her. hey, guys, it's time to take a look at the stories making headlines today, and weigh the good with the bad. it's time for "pros and cons." here we go. ♪ pros and cons and pros and cons and pros ♪ >> jimmy: tonight, we'll be taking a look at the pros and cons of "the rockefeller center christmas tree." it's right outside our doors here at 30 rock. it is huge. it's festive, but most importantly, it is bea-u-ti-ful. [ laughter ]

so let's take a look at the pros and cons of "the rockefeller center christmas tree." here we go. pro -- the tree stays lit all through the holidays. con -- so does hoda and kathie lee. yeah! >> steve: come on! [ laughter ] there you have it. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's not fair. love those guys. >> steve: god bless them. >> jimmy: pro -- this year's tree is from new jersey. [ cheers ] con -- which explains its unique scent of pine, hickory and axe body spray. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> steve: yep. ♪ tree lighting. yep. [ rhythmic clapping ] tree lighting. yep. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: pro -- it's usually up by late november or early december. con -- that's what larry king says when he takes a viagra in october. [ laughter ] >> steve: oh! >> jimmy: do the math. >> steve: yeah, do the math. >> jimmy: if you do the math. >> steve: it takes three months.

ya know. >> jimmy: pro -- taking your family into the city to see the tree. con -- looking at it for 10 seconds, then trying to figure out what to do for the rest of the day. "wanna go to applebee's?" [ laughter ] two for 20! [ laughter ] whoo! so it's really just 10 bucks a piece. >> well, two -- yeah, they're $10 each. >> steve: it costs $10. >> jimmy: but two what for 20? >> two meals. >> jimmy: two meals. >> steve: two meals, two entrees. >> jimmy: oh, really. so -- [ imitating french accent ] entrees. [ talking over each other ] you like a croissant? [ imitating french accent ] >> steve: be our guest. >> jimmy: we deep fry it then, put the blooming onion in it. [ laughter ] sorry, it's outback. i know. i know it's outback. >> steve: come on, foster's is australian for beer. >> jimmy: australian for beer. [ light laughter ] pro -- seeing a nearby tree decorated with garland, tinsel, dangly ornaments and colorful ribbons. con -- realizing it's actually steven tyler. [ laughter ] it happens more than you think. >> steve: it happens a lot. "is that a -- no, it's not." >> jimmy: pro -- spending time with your family at rockefeller center.

con -- spending 85% of that time trapped walking behind a very slow swedish man asking everyone how to find the -- [ imitating swedish accent ] statue of liberty. [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] that wasn't even swedish. that was like yogi yorgesson. >> steve: that sounded like a robot. you sounded like stephen hawking. [ laughter ] [ imitating robot voice ] statue of liberty. >> jimmy: statue of liberty. yeah. pro -- looking up at the tree and marveling at its majestic beauty. >> steve: aw. >> jimmy: con -- looking down at the skating rink and marveling at all the tourists falling on their asses. [ laughter ] that's what it's there for. come on. >> steve: it's fun. >> jimmy: it's fun. pro -- mount olive is the new jersey town where the tree was found. con -- "mount olive" is also what popeye did on his honeymoon. [ laughter ] >> steve: whoa! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: does that joke have jimmy carter written on it? [ light laughter ] [ imitating pop-eye ] "uh-g-g-g-g, olive." and finally, pro -- seeing 30,000 christmas tree lights instantly turn on.

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thank you for being here. it's the holiday season, everybody. i love the holiday season. and if you know me, you know my favorite christmas songs of all time. "do they know it's christmas?" by band aid. not a popular choice. not a popular choice. "wonderful christmastime" by paul mccartney. [ cheers ] "all i want for christmas is you," mariah carey. [ cheers and applause ] that song is the best. that song is -- it's still -- you know, it's number one on the holiday charts right now. yeah. that song is just -- it's amazing. so, i love mariah carey. everyone loves her. so tonight, we have a special holiday treat for you guys. it's me and the roots playing "all i want for christmas is you." except, only using instruments that you'd find in an elementary school classroom. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ make my wish come true all i want for christmas

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] jimmy: our first guest is having a very good year. he was just named one of "people" magazine's sexiest men alive. that's not him. that's not him. no. [ laughter ] get ready to see this guy. oh, my goodness. he's kelly ripa's new "live" co-host. [ cheers ] please welcome back to the show, michael strahan. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> is that -- hey, is that the gap band? that's the gap band, right? thank you. thank you. i appreciate it. i always thought they were named after me when i was a kid. so, i appreciate that.

[ laughter ] >> jimmy: they played the gap band. come on. michael strahan, how are you, buddy? >> i'm doing great, man. how are you? >> jimmy: congratulations. look at this, sexiest man alive. look at this. what is going on, man? >> i don't know. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: yeah. i mean -- >> you know, i'll be honest with you. i blush when i see that, man. >> jimmy: you do? yeah? >> i blush when i see it. i mean, my momma's got that. she got her friends sending it to me. >> jimmy: yeah. >> coming over for dinner now. they never come over before. so, i mean, it's kind of -- [ laughter ] i blush. i'm a little shy about this. >> jimmy: but congratulations, man. >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: you are a sexy, sexy man. look -- the next page made me laugh. it's buble. >> yeah, you notice, buble has on a full outfit. >> jimmy: that's a weird -- that's weird, right? >> no, you know, and this is like the michaels. right? so, buble -- keep on going here. >> jimmy: it's like, kenny chesney. >> then, we go -- who is that? michael weatherly. basically a full outfit. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and then, one more. michael ealy, no shirt.

so, i got -- the black guys are naked. why is that? i look, i'm like -- why the brothers naked? >> jimmy: why the brothers naked? yeah, that's a good question. what is the secret? what is the secret to your sexiness? >> my -- i don't -- yeah, that's very hard question to ask. you have to -- >> jimmy: that's why -- i ask the hard-hitting questions. >> you have to ask -- [ talking over each other ] i think my secret is just -- i think it's the gap, man. >> jimmy: it's the gap? >> i think it's the gap. >> jimmy: it's the gap. people just love the gap? >> well, 'cause everybody has pretty much perfect teeth, because people fix their teeth when they get older. they get braces and i think there's some mystery behind the gap. >> jimmy: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> people don't know what you can do with this, so they're always curious. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: hey-oh. >> dirty minds! dirty! [ cheers ] ♪ >> y'all have some dirty minds. >> jimmy: no, i mean -- but you -- i got to say -- but, you were killing it on "kelly and michael." "live," you're killing it. >> thank you. >> jimmy: ratings through the roof. [ applause ] you're a natural at it and i knew -- you know, i knew that you would be amazing at it. does everyone come up to you and go, "i knew you were going to be --"

>> yeah. >> jimmy: they do? >> yeah. >> jimmy: they act like they invented you? >> yeah, people who would tweet me and go, "i hope you don't get that job because nobody can replace regis." they're like, "oh, we knew it. we were voting for you." >> jimmy: yeah. >> you know, but it is great man. i love it. i mean, i absolutely love it. and i think, if you love something, like you love your job, it comes across. people enjoy it. so i'm grateful people love this show and i'm lucky to work with kelly. i mean, kelly is incredible. >> jimmy: she's the best. but, i mean, did you like talking about things besides football? >> i love pop culture. i love music. i love pop culture. i read the tabloids. i'm guilty. >> jimmy: yeah, i do it too. i always do it. i let my wife get them and then i go, "oh, i would never read that." >> i do the same thing. >> jimmy: who is getting fat? >> yeah, yeah. or she goes to sleep and i read them and i put them on her side of the bed before she wakes up. >> jimmy: but is it tough getting up so early in the morning? you got to do "nfl on fox." >> it's not that bad. the biggest challenge is the travel. because "live" is here in new york, monday through friday. and then, you know, "fox nfl sunday" is in l.a. so, every friday, i fly back to l.a. i do the show there on sundays. and then, i come back to new york, like 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning, on monday morning, get

a little -- a few hours of sleep and then i'm on tv. >> jimmy: yeah, you're on tv. and it's like -- a whole new slew of fans? >> a whole new slew of fans. i used to have all these guys. and nothing wrong -- nothing wrong with you fellas. i appreciate you and i love you. "i'm a giants guy, dude. yeah, yeah. who is going to the super bowl?" they want to touch you, you know? >> jimmy: they want to get in there. yeah, yeah. >> but now -- now, it's ladies. it's women. it's -- [ cheers and applause ] and there's something about the women touch you in a different way, not the bad way. but just something more gentle than the fellas slapping you on the shoulder. >> jimmy: yeah. [ talking over each other ] yeah, i went on the show a couple times with you as the host. >> you were a great guest, by the way. >> jimmy: oh, please. >> no, you really were. >> jimmy: you're saying that because -- >> you're such a good sport. and we did some bad things to you. >> jimmy: you really did. >> well, kelly did, because i don't want you to get me back. kelly did some bad things to you. >> jimmy: this is what happened -- >> we played a game. and that stuff was nasty. i don't even know what it is or what it was. >> jimmy: yeah.

>> i know it was cold. and it had a few -- >> jimmy: gloopy. >> -- illegal products in it. >> jimmy: i lost all of my hair from this, just my eyebrows. it was nair. but, i mean -- [ laughter ] yeah. >> but you were a great sport. >> jimmy: i mean, it's good. how are the dudes on "nfl on fox"? how are they treating you? >> they're good. >> jimmy: terry bradshaw and those guys. >> you know, like the people's sexiest, they hold that stuff up. when we did, on "live," i dressed up as oprah. and, of course, they put a clip of me as oprah. and i hope that oprah didn't see it. >> jimmy: no, she had to have seen it. >> it's all out of love. >> jimmy: it is. >> it's all out of love. and they are happy for me and terry bradshaw keeps lobbying to get on the show. that's the only reason he's being nice. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but, i mean, you called it, back in the day, when you were on "regis and kelly." 'cause everyone was vying for this thing, to be the host to replace regis. and everyone's wondering who it's going to be and all this stuff. and you actually really put it out there in the universe in 2008. >> that was in '08 and i had no idea. nobody had any idea that regis was going to leave the show.

>> jimmy: no. >> so i went on as a guest after we won the super bowl and -- [ cheers and applause ] and regis asked me what i was gonna do next. and i said, "well, you know, there's this show that i'm on right now. hey, maybe i'll come on and be it would be kelly and michael." >> jimmy: we have a clip of this, just to show you. this really happened. watch this. >> now, i know it's too soon to ask you if you're coming back next year. but one day, you are gonna have to leave and what are you going to do with the rest of your life? you know, you know you got a lot of personality, a lot of charisma. what do you think you're going to do? >> well, there's a show that i'm on right now that -- you know, maybe you want to -- [ laughter ] >> what? are you saying -- >> "live with michael and kelly." welcome. >> you never know who's gonna sit here next. >> i like the sound of that. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's cool that he put it out there. >> it's phenomenal. >> jimmy: and you're killing it. you're doing such a great job and we love watching every morning. >> thank you, man. >> jimmy: can we talk football?

>> of course. >> jimmy: all right. what do we think, eagles all the way? [ cheers ] >> but, you know what -- you know, you guys are eagles fans. i have the utmost respect. you guys are incredible. but, you're on your way to the first pick in the draft possibly. [ laughter ] not looking good, man. >> jimmy: they like that. they're laughing at that. >> not looking good. i don't know what their problem is. just can't get it together. now, they just changed coaches and, you know, fired coordinators and put bench players -- it never ends well when you do that. >> jimmy: how about my jets? >> about your jets? >> jimmy: yeah. >> you know, i was excited -- not that i was excited for someone -- but i've been looking forward to tebow. >> jimmy: that's what i was looking for. >> and, you know -- and sanchez, they pulled him out and tebow was hurt. >> jimmy: i know. >> but i'm like, it's tebow -- it's tebow. he can touch his own ribs and heal himself. [ cheers and applause ] like, get in the game, man. [ applause ] >> jimmy: he can heal himself. yeah. tebow time. yeah, exactly. but, who do you think may be in the super bowl? who are you predicting? two teams, three teams? give me four teams.

[ light laughter ] [ coughing ] >> jimmy: is that a code? [ coughing ] >> jimmy: are you doing morse code? okay, giants. one syllable? you have to say giants, right? >> i can't speak. i lost my voice. >> jimmy: all right. it's all right. can you write it down? can you write it down? who is going to win the super bowl? here we go, guys. [ drum roll ] >> here we go. >> jimmy: you already wrote those three. >> there you go. giants, 49ers or houston and the patriots. >> jimmy: or patriots. there you go, right there. that's it. more with michael strahan, when we get back, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] jimmy: we're right back, right here, with the great

michael strahan. now, you're busy actually being on tv. but, i was going to ask, do you get a chance to watch tv? >> sure. i mean, yeah. in fact, there's a show i'm really getting into. it's on "nick at nite," like nick. it's called "ew." >> jimmy: "ew"? >> "ew." >> jimmy: no, i've never heard of that show. >> really? >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. >> 'cause you kind of look like the main girl on the show. [ laughter ] it's in the eyes. >> jimmy: did you say girl? >> yeah, i mean, it's in your eyes. >> jimmy: i look like the girl on the show? >> yeah. >> jimmy: i actually -- this is weird. but i've heard that before. we actually have a clip of the show "ew." let's see. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, everyone. welcome to "ew!" i'm sara, and if you're wondering, that's s-a-r-a with no "h" because "h"s are ew! joining me today is my bffl,

kelly tomkins. come on in, kelly. [ cheers and applause ] ew! >> ew! >> what's up, kelly? >> not much. i'm kind of bummed. >> why? >> 'cause taylor swift is dating harry styles from one direction. so not fair. >> ew, i know. hey, anyway, what did you do last weekend? >> i went to the movies. >> what movie did you see? >> "silver linings playbook." >> how was it? >> it was good, but it wasn't even in 3-d. also, i went with my mom and dad, and they were holding hands the whole time. talk about awkward! >> ew! do you wanna take turns making awkward faces? >> ew, of course! [ laughter ]

>> jimmy: anyway, moving on, how is cheerleading going? >> pretty good. jeff's football team made the playoffs. [ gasps ] so we have some special new cheers. >> do you think you could show me one of your cheers? >> ew, of course! >> jimmy: awesome. >> let's g-o! go for the score! touchdown! field goal! we want more! run it! pass it! throw the ball in! let's go wildcats! we want to win! [ cheers and applause ] and then, we have the spirit fingers. yeah. >> hey, girls, that was a pretty neat cheer song you were doin'. >> jimmy: ew! it's my stepdad, gary. [ laughter ] he's such a spaz.

>> well, i heard you two talking about football, and wondered if you wanted to toss around the old pigskin in the backyard. >> jimmy: ew, gary, get out of here! >> you sure? it's gonna be a lot of fun! >> both: it's gonna be ew! >> oh, come on. here, catch! now, toss 'er back. [ laughter ] [ applause ] well, i'll be out back if you girls change your minds. so, i'll see you two on the flippity flop. >> sorry, kelly. >> that's okay. >> gary's so annoying. all right, it's time for the "ew" speed round. here we go. ready? snakes? >> ew. eggnog? >> ew!

[ laughter ] charleston chews? >> double ew, ew. ribbon candy? >> ew! robert redford? >> cute. >> really? >> yeah, he's like, a really talented actor and director. have you ever seen "butch cassidy and the sundance kid?" >> "butch cassidy and the sundance kid?" [ laughter ] no, i've never seen it. >> okay. next. gingerbread? >> that is so ew. get out of here. elf on the shelf? >> ew, who cares? >> i know. who cares? >> both: who cares? ew! >> all right, that's all the time we have on "ew!" i wanna thank kelly for joining me today.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] jimmy: so excited. our next guest is a nine-time grammy award winner, inductee to both the rock and roll hall of fame and the blues hall of fame. one of the greatest slide guitarists of all-time, her 19th album "slipstream" is in stores now. please welcome the one and only bonnie raitt, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> fantastic! >> jimmy: you cannot beat the roots. bonnie raitt, we love having you here. we're just giant fans of yours. >> i'm -- absolutely feel the same way. i'm thrilled. >> jimmy: thank you, pal. now, are you -- you're not a new yorker, right? >> no. >> jimmy: but you're here a little bit? spent time here growing up? >> yeah, my dad, john raitt, was a great broadway leading man. he was in "pajama game" and originated the leading man in "carousel," and -- so, we grew up outside of new york with him going to work at night and getting paid for it. we went, "hey, this is a party, man." >> jimmy: how fun is that, right? and then, you were out in l.a.? >> yeah, he got the movie part of "pajama game." we went back and we moved out there. and both my folks were from there. so i did most of the time in l.a., but i always wanted to be back east. >> jimmy: you did? >> beatniks, you know. >> jimmy: yeah, you got -- yeah, right? you must have played the clubs here in new york city. >> yeah. bottom line. max's kansas city. >> jimmy: no way. how was max's kansas city? >> max's was party central.

>> jimmy: i mean, is that -- here is what i just picture. i picture you. i picture like, mick jagger, bowie, all these dudes just hanging out. and just like -- yeah. and does it let anyone else normal in? >> none of us were normal. nobody slept. everybody was hanging. it was fun to be young at that time. >> jimmy: it was cool. oh, i love that. and how did you start playing slide guitar? what made you go into that type of thing? >> you know, people think it's so hard but it actually beats learning the chords. you know, you probably know. you play guitar. it's just open tuning and it's hard to mess up. you know, i played -- my grandpa played hymns on a hawaiian lap stool when i was little. and i knew, if you just moved this, you could play the chord so when i heard blues -- when i was 14, i got a record and all these blues greats were on it. and i read the back of the label and it said bottleneck. so i soaked the label off a coricidin bottle of cold medicine, put it on my finger and just played open. i'd tune it to an open tuning and then i just figured out how to do it. i just taught myself. >> jimmy: people don't know

slide guitar it is a glass or metal, right? you can do metal as well. and you put on your finger. >> mm-hmm. >> jimmy: your ring finger? >> well, later i found out it should have been my ring finger. so i could have had more control, i was used to kind of flipping the bird a lot in l.a. >> jimmy: how rock 'n roll. yeah, yeah, yeah. we're going to have to pixelate that. but either way, it's bonnie raitt. we have to show that. no, it's a famous middle finger. you'll see later in the song probably. but the -- and you put on one finger and then one finger goes behind it? >> yeah. i'm trying to show you without doing that. so i'm gonna block it like this. i hold it on with -- i hold it on with these two fingers. but -- and you just move it around and people think you're cool. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i think my favorite is, i think, "sleepwalk." >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: with santo and johnny. >> yes, exactly. god, this guy's like an encyclopedia. >> jimmy: no, it's like -- [ imitates slide guitar ] >> yeah, exactly. >> jimmy: god, that just makes me weep. [ light laughter ]

it does. a lot of things make me cry. >> i will tell you, it's really easy to play slide. >> jimmy: really? >> really easy to play slide. i shouldn't say that. >> jimmy: can i get a lesson form bonnie raitt? i would -- please. are you kidding me? >> oh, man. such a piece of cake. >> jimmy: i would pay you a million bucks. that's unbelievable. i got to say, you know -- of course, i'm a fan of yours. i grew up in upstate new york, too. so i knew a lot of you through that scene. yeah. and then, i -- "nick of time" i bought that cd for me because everyone was buying it. that was the thing you had to have. and then, my mom just fell in love with it. and she kept singing "i can't make you love me." >> oh, beautiful. >> jimmy: and it's beautiful. but then, i go, "wait, her and my dad having problems?" [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: but then -- but, i think it's because she thought that she could really sing that one, belt that one. that was like an anthem. she would do it at parties. that would be her move. and so, like, "all right, everybody. everyone sit down. i'm going to sing bonnie raitt." >> so sweet. >> jimmy: i would go, "oh, my god." >> that is so sweet. [ jimmy singing off key ] ♪ i turn out the light and i go, "oh, mom, please, don't do this." >> i've seen your mom. that's pretty cool. >> jimmy: that's right. you've seen her. she's been on the show. i forgot about that. but then, i realize she's just

singing because she just wants to perform for everybody. because she was singing "private dancer." and i didn't even know what that meant, tina turner. [ light laughter ] i still -- to this day, it freaks me out that she was singing that song. [ laughter ] but anyways, so you're a part of my family and you are a part of us. and now, you have this new record, "slipstream." congratulations on this. you put this out on your own label. >> i did. i cut out that middleman, baby. >> jimmy: you did, right. and is it a good move? >> well, yeah. we did a lot of research and a lot of people are doing it because you can deliver music digitally now. and, you know, people -- it's cheaper to make cds. and you can do something on your laptop and be on youtube and be justin bieber by tomorrow, you know? >> jimmy: yeah, i guess so. that's true. he got started on youtube. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you're right. >> so, you know, it's just -- i think when you're an established artist, like myself, it's possible and i got a great group of people, without whom i couldn't have done it. >> jimmy: it's just crazy reviews. "rolling stone," one best album of 2012. congratulations. >> and it's selling well for an independent, you know, for somebody of my age group. that's pretty much, that's a miracle. >> jimmy: oh, please, come on. you're just the coolest.

i mean, i don't know if you saw our show. we had justin vernon on, bon iver and he came on and he sang "i can't make you love me" and mixed it with "nick of time." >> i know, i got -- the next day, we were in the studio and i didn't see your live show. which i usually do because we get on the tour bus and you are on just as we finish the meet and greet. >> jimmy: you watch the show on the tour bus? >> 85 days we just finished watching jimmy five days week. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yes! that just made my year. i love it. >> you know -- so, somebody gave it to me the next morning. by the time i woke up, it was in my -- you know, the connection to video of it was incredible. >> jimmy: it's a beautiful version of it. >> justin did a great version. and then, thanks to you and thanks to him doing that, we hooked up and talked on the phone. and we are going to be collaborating on something, i hope. >> jimmy: no way? >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: can you do it here? can you bring it here? [ cheers and applause ] >> it would be great to. >> jimmy: we would love it so much. congrats on this record. >> thank you so much. >> jimmy: and gosh, come back whenever you want to. we love you. >> thank you. thank you.

>> jimmy: bonnie raitt. "slipstream." >> i love you guys. >> jimmy: she will perform when we get back. come on back, you guys! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] jimmy: our next guest is a true music legend. we are thrilled to have her performing on the show for the first time with the song "used to rule the world," from her latest album "slipstream." once again, bonnie raitt! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ dr. feelgood sleepin' on a concrete bench can i get a witness

miss south carolina 1975 ♪ ♪ somebody stole your crown you were sleeping in your happy home when you woke up baby ♪ ♪ your life had come and gone now you're mystified standing with ♪ ♪ the rest of us who used to rule the world brother lovejoy rappin' up a blue streak ♪ ♪ can i get a witness miss hurricane she can't keep her hands still long enough to count ♪ ♪ your change you were wrapped up in your daily grind

and the cost of living ♪ ♪ didn't even cross your mind now you're mystified standing with ♪ ♪ the rest of us who used to rule the world ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ mr. blueprint used to have it figured out ♪

♪ now you can't find your car miss cocktail dress standing at the bathroom sink ♪ ♪ looking for a back way out you can't believe your very eyes everything that ♪ ♪ you were counting on well, it's nothing but a pack of lies now you're mystified ♪ ♪ you're standing with the rest of us who used to rule the world ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ now you're mystified standing with the rest of us who used to rule ♪ ♪ used to rule used to rule the world ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, that's the way to do it! >> thank you! >> jimmy: that is the way to do it! oh, my goodness! bonnie raitt! that's the way to do it. [ cheers and applause ] check out the album "slipstream." visit latenightwithjimmyfallon.com for an exclusive bonus performance. my thanks to michael strahan, bonnie raitt! [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you!